The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris cause me to reflect on the earliest Olympic Games. These beautiful marble friezes are on the south and west sides of the Parthenon, built in the 5th century BC Athens, Greece. Presumably, these images portray the quality of equitation at that time. The holes on some of the horses’ […]
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The Bitted or Bit-Free Debate
Whether on the race-track, in the arena, or trekking cross-country, the search for excellence in equitation has been going on for thousands of years. It is no easy task to balance the interests of two different species. Fortunately, scientific research has provided the horse community with in-depth studies to make the task easier. Recently, bitted […]
Shopping for Tack – Shop Smart and Save
Whether you are a novice horse owner or have owned horses for decades, expect that your trips to the local tack shops will never end. In fact, you will know you are a real equestrian when you would rather shop for your horse than for yourself. Novice horse owners face a special set of challenges—namely, […]